Jelly Pizza

Poetry To My Ears....Interrupted - Health Care Business As Usual

2011-11-15T08:14:00.003-05:00

We Must....

2011-10-14T12:04:00.002-04:00

Alive Tonight....

2011-09-25T01:28:00.001-04:00

Bright & Breezy....

2011-08-21T08:11:00.005-04:00

The Best of the Best....

2011-07-09T11:13:00.003-04:00

Schadenfreude....

2011-06-30T13:06:00.002-04:00

Deer in Headlights

Fun & Game Animals....

2011-05-16T13:36:00.006-04:00

Taiji - Cove

2011-03-25T12:25:00.005-04:00

Taiji Dolphins Perish

COVE Volunteers Safe
After “Apocalyptic” Experience

Save Japan Dolphins

Accessing WikiLeaks Violates Espionage Act, USAF Says....

2011-02-07T15:44:00.005-05:00

That "astounding" bit of information from Steven Aftergood of Secrecy News here.

My defense: Maybe I saw it but I didn't read it, and if I did read it, I didn't understand it, but if I did understand it, I didn't remember it, and anyway, if I did remember it—and I'm not saying that I did or didn't—I didn't tell anyone. But if I did tell anyone, I made them swear to keep it a secret, even if tortured by Inquisitors Pythonesque.*

Just to be on the safe side, I won't read or think anything anymore anywhere, lest I see words or even whole sentences deemed verboten. I have to keep reminding myself, there's no jabbering in espionage.

Back to a cabbage-like yet blissful ignorance, I slither back to the gyre - my eyes and lips closed by the sealing wax of kings.

Where's Lewis Carroll when we need him?

“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said.

Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ”

“But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,” Alice objected.

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”

“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master--that’s all.”

Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. “They’ve a temper, some of them—particularly verbs, they’re the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—however, I can manage the whole lot! Impenetrability! That’s what I say!”^[15]

"Woulda Coulda Shoulda" Hangover...

2010-11-03T13:00:00.003-04:00

It's the ~~economy~~ public option, stupid.

You can take it in stride
Or you can take it right between the eyes
Suck up, suck up
And take your medicine
It's a good day, it's a good day
To face the hard things

I am Human NOH8 Campaign PSA

2010-06-16T20:58:00.001-04:00

Don't You Hate It When You're Quoted?

2010-01-23T13:36:00.009-05:00

In 2003, a young Illinois state senator named Barack Obama told an AFL-CIO meeting, "I am a proponent of a single-payer universal healthcare program."

~ Bill Moyers ~

The Senate Health Care Reform Bill....

2010-01-23T13:17:00.006-05:00

a.k.a.
The Senate Insurance Bailout Bill

BEFORE

AFTER

Martin Luther King Jr.

2010-01-18T15:49:00.001-05:00

Tar and Feathers....

2009-10-21T09:29:00.001-04:00

WATCH FULL SHOW ONLINE

PBS FRONTLINE'S

The Warning

Sneak peek

Thank You, Mr. President....

2009-08-05T21:58:00.003-04:00

AP/Jae C. Hong

For Ms. Redgrave, In Honor Of Her Loss....

2009-03-19T02:26:00.001-04:00

Be Brave ~ Be A Friend

2009-02-06T12:40:00.005-05:00

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce...
from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Meta Message

2009-01-14T11:22:00.006-05:00

Dancing In The Dark

2009-01-14T10:00:00.006-05:00

What's the difference between a terrorist and torture?
[click on link above]

Need some daylight?

If I Were President....

2009-01-06T14:33:00.005-05:00

This would be my choice for

The Inaugural Invocation

Happy New Year....

2008-12-31T14:21:00.004-05:00

May Love Reign
Over You
[~2:50]

John Lennon: October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980

2008-12-08T23:26:00.005-05:00

With a special "Thank you," to Dr Arthur Janov.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Insider Joke....

2008-12-05T12:57:00.004-05:00

Luciano!

[Karajan appears to be massaging his ego or kneading pizza dough]

Prop 8 - The Musical....

2008-12-04T14:00:00.003-05:00

When Can We Openly Grieve, President-Elect Obama?

2008-11-11T16:16:00.002-05:00

Plus Ca Change, Plus C'est La Meme Chose....

2008-11-05T11:50:00.012-05:00

Del Martin [left] and Phyllis Lyon
were the first couple to be married in San Francisco

This day of joyous celebration,
first gay wedding in California

With today's devastatingly sad news, I quote Anglachel:

One of the big advertising points for Prop. 8 was Obama saying he believed marriage should only be between a man and a woman....He [Obama] said nothing to contradict the use of his name and words to put anti-gay bigotry into the California constitution.

Now normal Californians in celebration can happily join the families of "one man and one woman" of, for instance, my state--South Carolina, who take pride upon looking down upon those they believe are their moral inferiors.

What's the opposite of evolution, I wonder -- besides a hooding of one's consciousness in a slither back towards the deep end of the muck-primeval pool, that is?

Floridians, Arizonans, Arkansans, Nebraskans and San Franciscans get on board with that, too.

Congratulations....

2008-11-04T23:14:00.003-05:00

The Elephant In The Room....

2008-10-19T12:36:00.006-04:00

A Child Flew Past Me Riding In A Star....

2008-10-12T15:04:00.010-04:00

PURE & EASY

We all know success when we all find our own dreams
And our love is enough to knock down any wall
And the future's been seen as men try to realize
The simple secret of the Lord in us all

I listened and I heard music in a word
And words when you played your guitar
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
And a child flew past me riding in a star

There once was a note, pure and easy
Playing so free, like a breath rippling by
There once was a note, listen
There once was a note, listen....

Happy 89th, Pete....

2008-10-08T04:34:00.002-04:00

I Wonder What's On TV Tonight....

2008-09-24T21:41:00.003-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

Row, Row, Row Your Boat....

2008-09-16T13:40:00.004-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

...gently through your dream.

Contact the Artist

The Day Before Tomorrow....

2008-09-03T14:47:00.007-04:00

?????????

Leading The Way...

2008-08-27T10:46:00.003-04:00

It Could Happen....

2008-08-02T17:19:00.001-04:00

Farewell, Dear Friend

2008-07-25T14:50:00.004-04:00

Sherry C. Cermak
(December 2, 1948 - July 20, 2008)

What a sorrow filled day to hear of your passing and your beloved family's loss. So often I looked forward to your new posts at What Did You Eat? and to the funny and sweet comments you left here
[this morning I tagged wherever you visited].

And now, dear Sher, please know you'll always have a place in my heart. Say hello to your precious beauties. I can see Upsie and Sunshine curled in your lap--purring.

I'm crying. I'll miss you and I'm sorry we never got to meet in person.

Recipe For A Friend....

2008-07-02T22:23:00.011-04:00

Sher, here's a special treat which has just you in mind. In fact, I ate it for for you since you couldn't be here.

I know you have a fondness....er....ah....weakness for meatballs, and you've been needing a little extra iron in your diet -- spinach seems to be a favored ingredient with that qualification.

Let's start with a salad, which is always nice.

[click on all images to enlarge]
A plate comes in handy. Alas, it's empty.

I spy something round. Could it be...?

It's a small plate, so it's not really a giant meatball. This means you can have 3 or 4, if you like.

The base is ground turkey, and has all the routine goodies: diced Vidalia onion, fresh crushed garlic, an egg or two, a splash of cream, some fresh breadcrumbs, fresh chopped oregano from the garden, salt and pepper, scads of coarsely chopped Italian parsley, a heaping spoonful or two of grated Pecorino Romano cheese, and your choice of lots and lots of spinach. I was crunched for time, the store's "fresh" looked anything but, so I used the frozen, chopped leaf spinach, which I then defrosted in the microwave, then squeezed out the liquid. [I suppose you could drink it, or save it for soup.]

You know the rest of this, I'm sure. Brown them in EVOO, remove to plate [not fully cooked yet so resist the temptation to taste. Use the drippings to make the sauce of your dreams, mine has buckets of chopped garlic and mushrooms [optional] lightly sauteed, crushed tomatoes [fresh or canned], salt and pepper, cover and letter simmer for about 1 hour stirring frequently.

Return the meatballs to finish cooking for the last twenty minutes covered at a gently bubbling simmer. Start pasta now, and when you put it in the water, stir in coarsely chopped, fresh basil -- about two handfuls or MORE -- into your sauce to wilt and finish off this simple treasure of tomatoes, garlic and basil. Does it get any better?

More cheese on top when you serve, and now....you get to taste.

Healthy eating, my friend. Feel better sooner than soon.

PS: I miss Upsie and Taboo, don't you?

Superwoman...

2008-05-16T23:46:00.006-04:00

Clinton and Obama on Math:
Addition vs. Division

Inspired By Hillary’s Flat-Bed Truck Debates...

2008-04-29T14:57:00.009-04:00

How Democrats Could Be Led By
Hillary Rodham Clinton
To A New State Of National Grace:

With Hillary Rodham Clinton leading the way not to debate on a flatbed truck but to invite Barack Obama to join her campaign with his, and hand in hand together, like that day in Montgomery, join ranks on behalf of the entire Democratic party at the New Harmony, Indiana, bridge into Illinois over the Wabash River now closed for lack of funds --

BOB GWALTNEY / Courier & Press Indiana

-- to begin an old-fashioned voters' rights drive for a summer of activism tours [like the Freedom riders] for college kids on break and limo liberals putting their gas money where their wine-drinking mouths are, helping disenfranchised citizens register to vote, under yesterday's onerous new photo ID ruling by the Supreme Court.

The Democrats could offer scholarships, if legal, for needy people to help pay for government issued IDs.

CONTRIBUTE TODAY!

I'm As Mad As Hell & I'm Not Going To Take This Anymore...

2008-04-07T13:09:00.004-04:00

H/T to katiebird over at The Confluence

A Silence Fell.

2008-03-29T01:13:00.019-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

Upsie
Rejoins The Universe At The Speed Of Light

* * *

Antonia's gift
Upsie, I bow to her. As
Sher's, you light my path.

* * *
For pictures, thanks to Sher, of course,
and to Catboy's Realm.

For more wonderful kitties, be sure to stop in at

Friday's Ark

&

Weekend Cat Blogging
with
Amar & Luna.

Good Morning...

2008-03-28T00:58:00.007-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

~ Sunshine in the kitchen ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sweet Smudge...

2008-03-22T23:43:00.008-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]
Smudge
...a loving companion who will be missed by many friends.

I Love This Precious Cat...

2008-03-16T22:30:00.012-04:00

[click images to see them in their full glory at What Did You Eat?]

I stopped long enough to pick up my blogger email and saw there was a notification of a new comment on one of my older posts. It was from Sher.

She wrote:

Upsie will pass over the bridge soon. She will meet up with Taboo and Sushi.

I replied with a brief personal note, part of which I quote [Sher, I hope you don't mind]:

...and I'm crying. Oh god, there is never enough time to be with those we love and who love us, is there? As I go about my day, I shall keep you and her in my heart. Thanks for letting me know.

God speed, Upsie -- say hello to EVERYONE, with some extra loving scritches to all our little beasties! Then give 'em your special brand of a chewing out for leaving too soon, always too soon. And especially enjoy your heavenly feasts. Gentle nuzzy kisses and smooches for your pretty face.

Friends of Friday Ark and Weekend Cat Blogging, be sure to stop by to offer your support and special brand of catblogging kindness ~ to keep Sher and her family in your hearts as they face this difficult part of the journey with their beloved pussycat, and to ask the divine Upsie to say "HI" to your favorite friends waiting for you by the bridge.

After Sundance, I personally hope she meets up with Sushi first. He was always sweet to girl kitties. Taboo will want to wrassle with her as a little test, but I bet Miss 'Boo will think twice if she ever sees this little move Upsie put on Sundance a year of moons and stars ago.

The New Black...

2008-03-05T15:34:00.002-05:00

Hillary's Super Tuesday Speech

2008-02-06T00:57:00.001-05:00

See it on YouTube here.

Worth 5,000 Words...

2008-01-24T09:38:00.001-05:00

[click on images to enlarge]

5 photos from the campaign trail in South Carolina.

Focused, precise and coherent, late into the night, with overflow crowd asking serious questions.

Nice.

Sushi...

2008-01-03T16:04:00.001-05:00

[click on all images to enlarge]

June 1988 - January 3, 2004

In Loving Memory

of our incredible blue-eyed, boy kitty.

Our hearts continue to miss him every day, as did Taboo while she was still here with us.

As they did on meltingly hot, summer days on their porch, they now rest, side by side, under the honeysuckle bush, where much to their kitty-hearts' everlasting delight wild birds would come to splash and drink from a bath suspended beneath its branches. [The birds were safe, of course - the cats were never allowed out.]
Last but never least, be sure to stop by Friday's Ark and the beautiful A Byootaful Life, for some serious cat blogging.

Christmas Table...

2007-12-27T17:34:00.001-05:00

[click on image to enlarge]

Visit
Whistlestop Cafe Cooking
to enter your
December Centerpiece of the Month!

The Dance of the Moon...

2007-12-14T16:00:00.000-05:00

Pablo's sister, Luna,
has arrived to entertain
the Friday Ark passengers.

We sail on the tide into
Weekend Cat Blogging, hosted
most festively by
Life From A Cat's Perspective.

PS: If you live near Tacoma and are a kind and gentle person who loves cats, sail on over to Cornelius's house of Itty Bitty Kitties and invite him to visit, maybe even move in!

Bon Voyage!

Meet The Puss...

2007-12-07T10:33:00.000-05:00

[click on image to enlarge]

Meet grandson Pablo, rescued as a baby from the streets of Atlanta, now happily ensconced in his Decatur townhouse, where he lives with his mom and pop and his beloved Siamese sister Luna [whose favorite trick is to hide from me and my camera].

And it's better late than never to introduce him to Weekend Cat Blogging, hosted by Sher and the divineUpsie at What Did You Eat, and many new friends at Friday Ark, the finest sunset cruise on the planet for kitties to start their party weekend.

Too bad I don't live closer to make photographing him a regular habit. But he's a little shy and easily overwhelmed by too much hustle and bustle of the maddening crowd. ;-)

Everybody, meow a tenderly gentle "Hello" to Pablo! Ooh, too loud. Again, but softer, like a whispering sigh or a hickory wind.

"Hello."

I Once Was Lost In Internet Space...

2007-11-05T10:34:00.000-05:00

But now I'm back from having found myself in some fresh hell of domain name servers and their ilk.

Lesson: I won't do whatever it was I did again anytime soon.

Welcome home, kemosabes.

Happy Birthday, SuzyQ...

2007-09-18T23:16:00.000-04:00

Click Here for Music Information

A WCB In Silence & Remembrance...

2007-09-01T00:42:00.000-04:00

Many hugs and sweetly soft nosy nuzzles go out to the lovingest boys Kashim and Othello, living purrfect kitty lives with their special mommy in wonderful Vienna, for their wonderful remembrance of our gone but never forgotten beloved best friend kitties,
Taboo, Sushi, Bianca, Merry, Beethoven, and Barsoap and his mom, Cindy - a little girl's first kitten.

Please stop over at The Catboys Realm for this weekend's cat blogging -- and to light a candle against the darkness of sorrow, in hopes for loving eternal reunions of beloved pets and their human companions everywhere.
PS: Bring hankies to dry your eyes!]

And scroll down to the next entry, or click here, to see a little video of a young Taboo sending eye kisses. Thanks, and love to all the brilliant blog kitties we have met.

Taboo, With All Her Heart...

2007-08-28T02:56:00.000-04:00

Written by Free Association,
the music is from
the soundtrack [also at iTunes]
of the wonderful film
Code 46
Track 6 -- Mother

[H/T to Amar at catsynth, for the welcomed prompt in the comments!]

Sunshine and showers...

2007-08-18T12:36:00.000-04:00

(click on image to enlarge)

...both beloved by flowers
sent with love to
beautiful little Taboo,
from her Mom's friend.

Sun In Leo...

2007-08-16T10:51:00.000-04:00

(click on image to enlarge)

Bye, sweet kitty.

Taboo, you stole our hearts

1989 ~ 2007

Remembering Sunshine, Sundance & Sunflowers...

2007-08-10T14:24:00.000-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

Taboo steps aside this week & asks that you keep Sundance in your purr-rayers. She's always had a soft spot in her heart for handsome "red-headed" kitties.

And I can't remember Sundance's sweet face without thinking about sunshine & sunflowers!

Stop by Fridays' Ark, and WCB with our favorite sweet and savory chef at What Did You Eat,
Sher - Sundance's loving mom.

Sadly, this late update:

Sweet Sundance has gone,
just like that, it seems. We are going to miss this precious honey-bunny.

And to his loving family, we are so sorry. :'(

Profilo...

2007-08-04T04:53:00.000-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]
As bright as any star in the cinema spilling her sorrows and secrets into the camera's lens
Profilo destro, profilo sinistro, centro.
Parlo.
Che faccia!

Be sure to stop by Friday's Ark
and
WCB hosted by Masak-Masak.

Heh, Heh...

2007-07-28T18:50:00.000-04:00

Me hide cam'ra, then eat hur chizburger and make hur miss castoff for Friday Ark!

Now we go vizit WCB at A Byootaful Life.

Boo-ya!

51 Begin the Beguines...

2007-07-21T21:51:00.001-04:00

Watch Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell
Dancing to Begin the Beguine

Greek Kitty Camping In....

2007-07-20T18:14:00.001-04:00

I am sleeping in yur tent after eating yur chizburger, chizburger, chizburger. Let's see if I make it to the dock on time!

Uh-oh, is the Friday Ark sailing without her?

She hopes not, but there's still plenty of partying at this Weekend's Cat Blogging, deliciously hosted by Paulchen's FoodBlog!

Let's hope they have chizburger, chizburger, chizburger, and pepsi, pepsi, pepsi!

The Next Generation of Chickenhawks....

2007-07-19T14:51:00.002-04:00

Generation Chickenhawk
The Unauthorized College Republican Convention Tour

Cots and Coffins, War or Peace

2007-07-18T12:45:00.000-04:00

Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

Copyright Toronto Star Newspapers Limited

Hmm.....I just don't know which I like better.
How about you?

Playing Like They Meant It...

2007-07-15T23:45:00.000-04:00

Hey, I'm Trying To Sleep Here...

2007-07-13T11:29:00.000-04:00

Truth be told, Taboo's still recovering from Upsie and Sher's weekend cat bloggers' blow-out party. Was a better time ever had?

Truth be told, Taboo loves all the weekend house parties, so much so that she's promised to visit WCB #110, hosted by the most gracious and beautiful Dragonheart.
[Go here to drop off your link.]

But first, Taboo insists that all her weekend festivities always launch from any kitty's favorite port, no matter what the weather, by boarding the Friday Ark.

She wants to know if there are any sleeping berths available.
Quote: I'm old and need my naps.

Have fun everybody!

SOS Live Earth...

2007-07-07T11:30:00.000-04:00

Don't just think about it, do something, too. We can
SaveOurSelves.
GO GREEN.

Out In The Open...

2007-07-06T22:28:00.000-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

...and ready to sail on the Friday Ark.

I think Taboo's looking forward also to the open-house party at
WCB hosted by [OMG, there is a Bast!] the hostess with the mostest mouses, er, uh....squirrels [you can look but you can't touch!]:

the divine Upsie herself, over at What Did You Eat.

I hear there's a heat wave -- do they have air conditioning in California?

Never mind, we're cool cats all.

Snowflakes In Summer...

2007-06-29T00:34:00.000-04:00

[click on images to enlarge]

....sleeping,

snuggling,

& snoozing.

Taboo's resting up for her exciting pre-holiday weekend on board the Friday Ark,
sailing off with old friends and new to WCB harbors of joyful kitty reunions at Pet's Garden Blog.

Oh, this sounds like we are
going to have a lot of fun!

I just stopped in over there, and you adventure lovers have a real treat in store for you. Pack your safari duds, there are some very beautiful tigers in their garden! I wonder if they purr like plain old kitties? We're about to find out.

I Rated My Blog...

2007-06-24T15:36:00.000-04:00

LOOK AT what is takes to get an NC-17 rating these days, where all the DICKS are Cheneys, except once when it's a Nixon.

TORTURE [8x]

[1x] Oh, The Hypocrisy...
[5x] On The Lookout...
[1x] Remember The Good Old Days When...
[1x] Cat Protests Torture & Inhumane Treatment...

Dick [5x]

[1x] Mary Told A Little Lie...
[1x] On The Lookout...
[1x] Hats Off to Attaturk...
[1x] It's a Great Sunday Morning When...
[1x] And Take Dick With You!

Hell [5x]

[4x] Who's Going To Hell...
[1x] A Routine Checkup...

Murder [3x]

[3x] I'm The King Of You...

Rape [2x]

[2x] On The Lookout...

Suicide [1x]

[1x] What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

And the winner, with three of the most egregiously offensive words is, TA-DA:

On The Lookout...

Snug As A Bug...

2007-06-22T19:49:00.001-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

She just wants to sleep, so we'll have to carry her on to

Friday's Ark.

Maybe she'll be up in time to hoof it by herself over to

WCB, hosted by Scamperdude.

The Trailer to Michael Moore's SiCKO...

2007-06-17T12:06:00.000-04:00

(Thanks to jurassicpork at Welcome to Pottersville & Buzzflash)

Medication Time...

2007-06-15T13:23:00.001-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

She's looking for a way out, poor soul. But it's only a cute liver-flavored chewy with her thyroid meds. Too bad she only wants to take them when it suits her and not by the clock.

Speaking of the clock, it's time to board Friday's Ark!

And don't forget to stop in to say hello to the Weekend Cat Bloggers, hosted by A Byootaful Life.

New Friday Cat Blogger?

2007-06-11T01:30:00.000-04:00

The last episode should have been called:

COOL CAT

What's Old Is New Again...

2007-06-09T02:18:00.001-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

...a return to familiar surroundings for Taboo, a padded box in the closet.

Please stop by
Friday's Ark
to say hello to all the passengers.

This weekend's cat blogging is...YIPPEE!

Excuse me, I got a little carried away when I saw it's being hosted by the fabulous wiseguys at
What Did You Eat.

Bring your best appetite.

Sher, can we stay through Sunday night and watch the Sopranos? We promise to help cook and clean. I know -- I'll bring Limoncellos!

Restore Habeas Corpus...

2007-06-07T15:20:00.000-04:00

I Know It's Hard To Believe...

2007-06-02T03:22:00.001-04:00

(click on image to enlarge)

...but this really is a new picture, not just a leftover from last week. Taboo's utterly smitten with her new nest. What a silly old goof. If only we could read her mind or, even better, she could speak and tell us why!

Well, folks around here should be getting ready for the first storm of the tropical season. It'll be a welcome relief if it brings a lot of rain but not crazy, destructive winds.

OOPS! That sounds like a perfect prescription for I know what -- FRIDAY'S ARK! Everybody on board.

If a paw-tapping treat is what you have in mind, there's a place I know that has the hippest cats bopping to the coolest Weekend Cat Blogging mewsic at Luna's pad at CatSynth.

Race y'all there!

Fred Thompson's Wife...

2007-05-30T14:34:00.002-04:00

The Contest of
"600 Days and Counting"

Can you guess or just make up what Jeri, while holding another man's hand, is cooing to the Wolf that makes him look like he wants to
lick, er, ah....his comb!

Mine is:

"You and Shaha wanna join Fred and me in the hot tub after they make a fool out of Karl?"

Happy 80th To...

2007-05-28T22:10:00.001-04:00

My bestest mom ever.

[click on images to enlarge]

New Hide-Out...

2007-05-25T23:57:00.000-04:00

[click on images to enlarge]

First we see her, then we don't.
And in between, she pulls off a pretty clever trick with her tongue and makes a scary face!

Stop by
Friday's Ark
to see the rest of the crazy crew.

There are more great cats at
Weekend Cat Blogging #103 over at
House of (Mostly) Black Cats.
There are treats and cozy beds.
Do drop in!

Back To Her Cave...

2007-05-18T04:03:00.001-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

Taboo sure loves her little nesting caves, returning to them with a reliability we've come to count on.

Be sure to visit all the wonderful creatures, both old friends and new, this week over at the ever reliable

Friday's Ark.

And Weekend Cat Blogging is being hosted by

Paulchen's Food Blog.

Friends & yummies together in one place at the same time
-- sometimes we get lucky.

Most of all, sweet memories for friends who have moved out ahead -- save a catbird seat for us!

Ripples...

2007-05-12T02:06:00.000-04:00

[click on image to enlarge]

...capillary waves on the surface.

Get ready to sail on the rising tide, all aboard
Friday's Ark.

Linger a moment or two there, near the bottom of the passenger lists, to bid farewell to a few of our shipmates now heavenward bound --

Teacup
Theo
Herbert.

What a sad week it's been for their loving human companions.

It's a good thing Sunshine & Upsie at What Did You Eat are hosting the WCB port of call. There's sure to be food aplenty to fill our empty tummies and enough cod liver oil margaritas to drown our sorrows. Thanks, Sher!

A toast to old friends and new:

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again...

Conservation...

2007-05-04T04:40:00.000-04:00

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Gotta rest up for the party weekend.
Drop by to board
Friday's Ark.
Weekend Cat Blogging
is hosted by
A Byootiful Life.
[Warning: fasten your seatbelts first -- driving lessons ahead!]

Ley lines...

2007-04-27T13:04:00.000-04:00

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Our sleeping Earth Dragon
peacefully awaits boarding
The Friday Ark.

The WCB will be graciously
and deliciously hosted by
s'kat and the food.
Stop by and say hello.
You are in for a real treat
of the most beautiful
May flowers and welcoming kitties
gathered together in one place!

Coming Tomorrow...

2007-04-26T12:43:00.000-04:00

Be sure to visit Earth Portal

The Sky Above Is Blue Again...

2007-04-21T02:26:00.000-04:00

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Well, it's not quite a video from the chilly porch as promised, but she did make it to a sunny warm spot in the bedroom, where she was feeling better and sleeping up a storm!!
The best part -- there were no more tummy upsets.

Better Days Ahead..

2007-04-20T04:26:00.000-04:00

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Sweet Taboo was feeling a little out of sorts today, not ready when it came time for her close-up, but she's a little better tonight and snuggling comfortably with sweet dreams in her favorite hide-a-way.

Sh-h-hh, let's let her sleep, she had a long day.

She'll have to wave bon voyage from shore to
Friday's Ark,
though, until the sea's a little less choppy.

'Boo hopes to catch up with all her WCB
travel buddies and the gorgeous resident kitties over at
Pet's Garden Blog.
Don't wait to drop by, there's some important NEW information about contaminated pet food.
What a nightmare.

Also, American Veterinary Medical Association is up to date.

Maybe we could even persuade her to make her maiden YouTube video [check back for a link], just to prove she occasionally gets out, onto the porch to check that the usual suspects [other cats, dogs, a bear once, raccoons and possums] have not taken over her backyard. She enjoys the birds and squirrels, but I'm thinking "a little too much!"

She's hoping you check back later in the weekend to see her...feeling better.

Well, she did make it to a sunny warm spot here!

Now Hear This...

2007-04-18T12:44:00.000-04:00

Senator Russ Feingold
writes to John Roberts at CNN (.pdf).

Friday Cat Spelunking...

2007-04-14T00:28:00.000-04:00

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Here, we find a cave kitty having lunch in her lair.
She's hoping there will be
room service like this
on Friday's Ark.
Also this weekend, dash on over to
hang out with Puddy at
A Byootaful Life,
where there are some pretty yummy-sounding
links, like pizza & mice!
Oops, I think the mice might be friends,
they have names and a place to stay, so don't eat them.

On April 4th...

2007-04-10T03:07:00.000-04:00

From FAIR, the national media watch group:

Racism Is to Be Expected From Don Imus
CBS, NBC, media pundits complicit in talk host's bigotry

In his most recent racist outburst, on April 4, Imus called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos," just moments after sidekick and executive producer Bernard McGuirk (the "nigger jokes" hire) called them "hard-core hos." The Rutgers team, which recently played in the national championship finals, is made up of eight African-American women and two white women. [Read more...]

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.

Martin Luther King Is Slain in Memphis
A White Is Suspected; Johnson Urges Calm

Dr. King was shot while he leaned over a second-floor railing outside his room at the Lorraine Motel. He was chatting with two friends just before starting for dinner.

One of the friends was a musician, and Dr. King had just asked him to play a Negro spiritual, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," at a rally that was to have been held two hours later in support of striking Memphis sanitation men. [Go to article...]

Sunny Bunnies...

2007-04-06T12:15:00.000-04:00

Taboo's friend Petra has stopped to warm up and rest awhile, before her big push this weekend, which closes out her "busy" season. Petra stopped by last year, too, when these old pals had time for a joke picture together under the armoire.

Brrr-rrr-rrr, we hope the heaters are all turned up high at
Friday's Ark.

Don't pig out on too many peeps, you'll want to save some room for this weekend's cat blogging, because Upsie and the gang over at What Did You Eat will be hosting. And don't you just know in your heart of hearts there will be a divine spread put out by Sher?

Wow, what a great ending to a spring weekend. Now if only it won't deep freeze the new plants and flowers Saturday night!

Karl Rove Heckled And Pelted On College Campus...

2007-04-04T11:32:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the kitchen, Mr. Rove.

Life During Wartime
Talking Heads

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites, out by the highway
a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto
I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver
hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, couple of visas
don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, trucks are loading
everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime
I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.
I ain't got time for that now

Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter
to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers
ain't got no headphones
ain't got no records to play

Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time?
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
I'd love you hold you, I'd like to kiss you
I ain't got no time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock
we blended in with the crowd
We got computers, we're tapping phone lines
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle so many times now
don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender
we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
you ought to get you some sleep
Get your instructions, follow directions
then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day
whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace
the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness
don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances
you better watch what you say

Who's Going To Hell...

2007-04-03T13:57:00.004-04:00

AP PHOTO

From The Times, March 27, 2007
The fires of Hell are real and eternal, Pope warns
By Richard Owen in Rome

Hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful, the Pope has said.

Addressing a parish gathering in a northern suburb of Rome, Benedict XVI said that in the modern world many people, including some believers, had forgotten that if they failed to “admit blame and promise to sin no more”, they risked “eternal damnation — the Inferno”.

Hell “really exists and is eternal, even if nobody talks about it much any more”, he said.

"A Man In A Purple Dress"
The Who

How dare you wear robes and reside
How dare you cover your head to hide
Your face from God

How dare you smile from behind your beard
To hide the fact that your hearts are feared
And wave your rod

How dare you be the one to assess
Me in this godforsaken mess
You, a man in a purple dress
A man in a purple dress

When you place your frown
Between my God and prayer
However grand your crown
Or dignified your hair
Men above men all prats
In your high hats

You priest, you mullah so high
You pope, you wise rabbi
You're invisible to me
Like vapor from the sea

I lovingly mock you noble lords
We all dress up to grand awards
I do that as well

I dare condemn your fashion sense
At least you're not astride the fence
That wouldn't sell

But I will deliver this address
Your souls conditioned don't impress
You, a man in a purple dress
A man in a purple dress

Enter With Care...

2007-04-02T16:02:00.000-04:00

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Meet Verde!

Spring Has Sprung...

2007-03-30T13:38:00.000-04:00

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The prettiest tree in the neighborhood!

The most reliable sign of spring, the azaleas are busting out all over!
[Even though we never really had winter here this year. Yeah, Inhofe the Denier.]

Taboo, as usual hating the camera.

Don't forget to check out

Friday's Ark

&

Weekend Cat Blogging hosted by

The Hidden Paw.

Oh, The Hypocrisy...

2007-03-30T11:40:00.000-04:00

[Thanks to Daniel M Silverman at
theWEBiSODE for the picture]

The Guardian today:

Tony Blair today reiterated his disgust at the use of the footage, warning that Tehran faced "increasing isolation" on the issue. He said the EU would release a "strong statement" on the situation later today.

He's got no credibility, or moral high ground left, to get his complicit knickers in an outraged twist over the issue of how countries treat captured soldiers.

Where was his outrage for Abu Ghraib, for Guantanamo, for CIA kidnappings and CIA jets suspected of flying terrorist suspects to secret prisons for torture landing at British airports with the knowledge of British authorities?

Essay Question...

2007-03-29T13:03:00.000-04:00

Which of these is
not like the other?

Explain.

[There is no "correct" answer.]

Uh-oh. He's Ba-a-a-ack...

2007-03-27T21:21:00.000-04:00

Tribune photo by Kuni Takahashi Oh! You better watch out,
You better not lie,
You better not hide,
I'm telling you why:

Fitz Is Coming To Town!

He's making a witness list,
He's subpoenaing your mom,
He's gonna find out
who's guilty or not.

Fitz Is Coming To Town!

He sees you when you're shredding,
He knows when you're online.
He knows when you've taken the fifth,
So call your lawyer, for goodness sake!

So...You better watch out,
You better not lie
You better not sulk,
I'm telling you why.

Fitz Is Coming To Town.

MERRY FITZMAS, EVERYBODY!!

Sunday Morning Dance Party...

2007-03-25T04:25:00.000-04:00